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For example, to introduce ''[[A Different World]]'', built around ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' character Denise Huxtable ([[Lisa Bonet]]), the ''Cosby Show'' episode "[[Hillman (The Cosby Show episode)|Hillman]]" was devoted to the Huxtable family visiting Denise during her freshman year at Hillman College though no characters from the upcoming series were introduced. A 2018 episode of ABC's 1980s-set sitcom ''[[The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)|The Goldbergs]]'', titled "1990-Something", heavily featured teachers who were recurring characters on the series and served as the backdoor pilot to ''[[Schooled (TV series)|Schooled]]'', which debuted in early 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/the-goldbergs-series-gets-title-first-image-abc-adam-f-goldberg-1202389081/|title='The Goldbergs' Spinoff Series Gets Title & First Image|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=May 11, 2018}}</ref>
In other cases, an episode of the parent show may focus on one or more guest characters who have not previously appeared in the show. For example, the ''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]'' season eight episodes
Similarly, the backdoor pilot for the television sitcom ''[[Empty Nest]]'' was an episode of ''[[The Golden Girls]]'', which relegated that show's regular stars to supporting characters in an episode devoted to new characters who were introduced as their neighbors. Feedback on the episode resulted in ''Empty Nest'' being extensively reworked before its debut; while the concept and the "living next to the Golden Girls" setting was retained, the series ended up featuring different characters from those in the original ''Golden Girls'' episode.
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